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by Casey La Scala (Author), Kyle Hotz (Illustrator, Artist), Eric Layton (Colorist), Format: Kindle Edition
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The Remaining is an action-packed supernatural thriller that addresses questions of life, love and belief against an apocalyptic backdrop. A group of close friends gather for a wedding, but the celebration is shattered by a series of cataclysmic events and enemies foretold by biblical end-times prophecies. The survivors face a horrifying, uncertain future as they scramble for safety, but as their world collapses around them in chaos and terror will they choose real life through faith, or just try to survive?
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B096T1DBTQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kingstone Comics (August 22, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 22, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 370943 KB
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Roland Mann

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Roland Mann is a writer, editor, speaker, and professor. As writer, he is best known for his work on Cat & Mouse, a comic which ran for nearly two years, garnered critical acclaim and led Roland to other work. Other titles Roland wrote include Rocket Ranger, Miss Fury, Planet of the Apes: Blood of the Apes, Krey and Demon's Tails. As editor, Roland is best known for his time as a Malibu/Marvel Comics editor where he edited The Protectors line of comics and many Ultraverse titles. Roland also served as Editor and Publisher of Silverline, a line of independent comics that included such titles as Switchblade and The Scary Book.

Roland earned an MFA in Writing from Spalding University, a MA in English from the University of North Alabama, and a BS in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Mississippi.

In addition to his work in comics, Roland has been a newspaper editor and an advertising flunky, but more recently he has taught English at the university level. He is also a frequent speaker at writing workshops/conferences where many find his sessions encouraging. Roland’s first novel, Buying Time, was published in 2010 as were his graphic novel adaptations of the classic novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Roland currently teaches Creative Writing at Full Sail University and lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his wife BJ, daughter Brittany, and son Brett, where he is busy working on his next project. Updated information can be found on his website www.rolandmann.me where he also occasionally blogs.

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Kyle
5.0 out of 5 stars The Rapture with lots of suspense.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015
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A couple of disclaimers. I've not seen the movie or read the novelization, if there is one. Nor have I read Left Behind of which I understand this is comparable. However, I've been a fan of Roland Mann's writing for nearly 30 years.
The relationships of a group of friends is shown throughout a wedding of two of the friends. I got caught up in the character developments and nearly forgot this was an end-times story. But the tone changes abruptly and dramatically, and we are provided a great story about each friends' faith and relationship with God. Mann does a great job of filtering the complex and enigmatic Revalations of Apostle John to its core elements of Faith and personal relationship. All in a compelling and suspenseful story.
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Richard Sepulveda
5.0 out of 5 stars Who do you choose?
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
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It's bitter sweet, right? To look forward towards the day to be ruptured up to The Lord, that's a good and beautiful thing. But the things that come after for those remaining is horrible and terrifying. Which motivates me to share the Good News the best I can.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Graphic Novel Review: "The Remaining"
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2014
Christian comic book publisher Kingstone Media has stepped out of its comfort zone recently with their release of the graphic novel version of faith-based horror film "The Remaining." Although the company has printed original stories before outside of its historical and Biblical accounts, the move pushes the proverbial envelope even further. Casey La Scala's vision of the Rapture differs from what we've ever seen before through the entertaining, yet relatively sanitized, "Left Behind" and "Revelation Road" movies.

It's a truly horrific vision of a world crumbling quickly in the aftermath of a supernatural event that ushers in seven years of terrible Tribulation and unleashes a dark presence bent on eliminating any glimmer of spiritual hope that arises out of the ashes of Armageddon. Writer Roland Mann and artist Kyle Hotz's handiwork perfectly accents and extends in illustrated form what we're served on the silver screen.

Roland Mann really doesn't veer far off from the script for the movie version of "The Remaining." Sometimes, comic book adaptations of films give us extra insight into events that take place in between what we see onscreen. This book is extremely faithful to Casey La Scala's original screenplay.

Where things get more interesting is when the reader experiences artist Kyle Hotz's depictions of the demonic creatures we only get a momentary glance at in the movie version of "The Remaining." In the film, we're really only given one quick glance at the winged creatures taking out humans at the moment of their spiritual decisions. In the graphic novel, Mann doesn't shy away from giving us additional details on these grotesque agents of Satan.

Although it's Christian-oriented, I believe "The Remaining' graphic novel should hold a PG-13 or "T for Teen” rating. It contains some adult themes, scary situations, violence, and graphic death scenes. If you or your children read Batman or Justice League comics, you know what to expect.

"The Remaining" is a tense horror graphic novel which could sit next to other apocalyptic literature published by Vertigo or other independent publishers. It successfully bridges the gap between the Christian and mainstream comic book industries. One thing it does quite well is leave the reader wanting more and wondering where the story could be taken in the future.
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Alphonso
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2015
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I highly recommend the Remaining. It is a very interesting story about what happens to a group of people after the rapture.
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Pete J. King
5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015
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The art was amazing! But then again, anything by Kyle Hotz is!
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Richard
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015
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very good
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C.J. Stunkard
3.0 out of 5 stars The Remainingis good—not great but good
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2014
PLEASE NOTE: I Received a copy of the graphic novel for review purposes.

Kingstone Media released The Remaining last month to coincide with the theatrical debut of the film of the same name. From what I gathered in the book’s credits, the Kingstone team completed the comic as an adaptation of the original screenplay by Casey La Scala rather than the film version, which La Scala also co-directed. Since I cannot speak to the original screenplay nor the movie, I will review the book on its own merits and faults; however, I should note that the adaptation completed by Roland Mann may suffer from limitations over which he had no control. Therefore, I am also giving the book a bit of grace regarding some of my critiques.

But enough for qualifiers. Let me just lay the verdict on the table: The Remainingis good—not great but good. The story moves well, focuses on characters over clutter, and offers a fair share of surprises. Vast in scope yet small in canvas, the events that impact our characters also affect the whole world, but we never leave the presence of our core ensemble. The book offers a few good surprise turns, one specifically I had not considered but made all the sense in the world, leading me to one of those “duh” moments. In fact, I called the outcomes wrong on more than one occasion, thinking I’d be getting one thing then almost immediately getting another, and I like when that happens (so long as the unexpected is an appropriate choice for the story). So, that’s “the good”.

"The bad" is that The Remaining suffers from two failures. It fails to ask larger questions or pose counter theories. Once things go awry, one character thinks its Biblical; and within a few pages, everyone is on board. I would have preferred alternative viewpoints creating tension, perhaps that the antagonistic creatures are government experiments or the result of an alien attack. The overall ending would have been stronger if the final panel confirmed which of the various theories was true. Of course, I would not want to judge a work for what it is not rather than what it is. But The Remaining is a little light on scares--not surprises, per se, but real terror. There’s a fair amount of talking in this book, which led to a lull in a few areas where I forgot about the larger dilemma. Not a huge issue given that the story still moves, but I would have liked a more consistent feeling of tread the entire time. So there’s "the bad".

And what would the "good" and "bad" be without "the ugly"? If The Remaining has one glaring fault it’s that the three male leads are practically indistinguishable. In fact, from panel to panel, I could not tell them apart except for when they addressed one another by name. Granted, the different wardrobe at the wedding helped with this, but once the men were all down to black slacks and t-shirts, each looks like a generic white guy, which is a bummer because they did not need to be--not in this story (and particularly not in a comic format).

All that said, The Remaining is equal to most standalone indie books you’ll find—no better, no worse. It’s a bit more heavy-handed than I’d prefer, but nuance in any medium is difficult. If nothing else, the comic has now gotten me interested in the film, which I assume is half the reason it exists; and in that alone, its goal has been achieved. Because of the aforementioned limitations placed on Kingstone, I am going to lean more toward a favorable review than a negative one. This is not their best work, but it’s an adequate entertainment that one could read in an hour or so.
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